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Terence Tao
06/15/25
@ Lex Fridman
Lean programming enables collaboration on proofs at an atomic level, allowing mathematicians to work together more effectively than with traditional pen and paper methods.
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Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #472
@ Lex Fridman
06/15/25
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David Silver
04/11/25
@ Google DeepMind
AlphaProof is a system that learns to prove mathematical theorems through experience, without being told how to prove them, ensuring the correctness of its proofs.
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David Silver
04/11/25
@ Google DeepMind
The proofs generated by AlphaProof can be translated back into human-understandable language, allowing mathematicians to verify and understand the solutions.
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Terence Tao
06/15/25
@ Lex Fridman
With lean programming, you can create a blueprint for a problem, allowing for divide and conquer approaches where separate parts can be worked on independently.
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Terence Tao
06/15/25
@ Lex Fridman
The mathematical community is a collective intelligence that surpasses any individual mathematician, as seen in collaborative platforms like MathOverflow, where diverse expertise contributes to solving complex problems.
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Lex Fridman Cast
06/15/25
@ Lex Fridman
The project required scaling up efforts, as no single person could verify 22 million proofs. It became feasible with the use of lean programming and AI assistance, and we are close to completing the project, having settled all but two problems.
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Lex Fridman Cast
06/15/25
@ Lex Fridman
If AI can develop a sense of viability for proof strategies, it could potentially collaborate with human mathematicians, enhancing the problem-solving process.
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Lex Fridman Cast
06/15/25
@ Lex Fridman
AI systems like DeepMind's AlphaProof are trained using reinforcement learning on both successful and failed formal proofs, demonstrating the potential for AI to assist in solving high-level mathematical problems.
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Lex Fridman Cast
06/15/25
@ Lex Fridman
The project involves analyzing 22 million pairs of algebraic laws to determine if one law implies another, providing proofs or counterexamples as necessary. While many problems are solvable by undergraduate students, a few are quite challenging.
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David Silver
04/11/25
@ Google DeepMind
AI systems like AlphaProof are on the right track and will continue to improve, suggesting that the future of mathematics could be transformed by AI.